Round Tableof Heads

of State/Government

HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DEBATE ACTION AGAINST RACISM

Secretary-General Urges Participants

To Use Their Power to Enhance National Dialogue

Opening Session

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM OPENS IN DURBAN

South African President Mbeki Tells Conference

‘We Must Defeat Consequences of Slavery, Colonialism, Racism’

DELEGATES’ CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT GIVES HOPE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF RACISM CONFERENCE

DURBAN -- Following is a summary of a press briefing held by Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, on 4 September in Durban, South Africa:

SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CONFERENCE URGES DELEGATES TO SHOW CONSTRUCTIVE

SPIRIT TO ENSURE DURBAN MEETS ASPIRATION OF VICTIMS

DURBAN -- Following is the text of the statement of Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to the plenary of the Conference on 4 September:

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS

AFTER UNITED STATES, ISRAEL LEAVE WORLD CONFERENCE

ICEF/1851

COMBAT RACISM BY CHANGING WORLD WITH CHILDREN, UN AGENCY HEADS SAY

DURBAN, 2 September -- High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Carol Bellamy said today that young people must have their place in the emerging global alliance against racism and discrimination.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES CONTINUED EFFORTS

AFTER UNITED STATES DECISION TO LEAVE ANTI-RACISM TALKS

DURBAN -- The following statement was issued this evening by High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism Mary Robinson:

VOICES OF VICTIMS ARE CALLS TO ACTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL

OF WORLD CONFERENCE TELLS RACISM HEARINGS

DURBAN, 1 September -- The following is the message of Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to the Voices Special Forum on Comparative Experiences of Racism:

TALIBAN ACTIONS AGAINST AID COMMUNITY THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

ASSISTANCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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